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21 August 2025 – The Special Libraries Association (SLA) and the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) today announced that their members have cleared the way for the organizations to merge. SLA members voted overwhelmingly to accept the dissolution plan proposed by their Board of Directors. Separately, ASIS&T members resoundingly approved their Board’s proposal…
Read MoreCall for Submissions: SIG-HLTH Best Health-Related ASIS&T 2025 Annual Meeting Paper & Poster Awards SIG-HLTH, ASIS&T’s Special Interest Group on Health Informatics, is pleased to open submissions for the SIG-HLTH Best Health-Related ASIS&T 2025 Annual Meeting Long Paper Award, the SIG-HLTH Best Health-Related ASIS&T 2025 Annual Meeting Short Paper Award, and the SIG-HLTH Best Health-Related ASIS&T 2025 Annual Meeting Poster Award. We define health broadly to encompass research…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that “Sneaked references: Fabricated reference metadata distort citation counts,” written by Lonni Besançon, Guillaume Cabanac, Cyril Labbé, and Alexander Magazinov, published in Volume 75, Issue12 of the Journal of the Association for Information Science & Technology (JASIST), is the recipient of the…
Read MoreThe Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is delighted to announce that Niels Windfeld Lund’s Introduction to Documentation Studies, published by Facet Publishing, is the recipient of the ASIS&T Best Information Science Book Award for 2025. The award’s purpose is to recognize the outstanding book in information science published during the preceding calendar year.…
Read MoreDescription: This document offers guidelines for the content, organization and presentation of indexes. Question: Do you approve the technical content of ISO/DIS 999? Decision: Approved with comments Comments: This draft is relevant to standard practices in index creation and presentation. However, the following revisions are suggested:
Read MoreDescription: ISO/CD 25244, Information and documentation – Performance indicators for archives specifies guidelines for the archives community on the collection and reporting of statistics for the following purposes: Question: Do you have comments on the technical content of ISO/CD 25244? Vote: No comments.
Read MoreDescription: ISO 30300:2020 provides a foundational vocabulary for the records management domain, promoting consistency and clarity across related standards developed by ISO/TC 46/SC 11. It includes key terms and definitions but does not restrict the creation of new terms in future standards. This vocabulary supports professionals and organizations aiming to align with international best practices…
Read MoreDescription: ISO/TS 22943:2022, Information and documentation – Principles of identification, presents the foundational rationale behind the existence and use of identifiers. It provides a consistent framework for structuring and understanding identifiers in both trade and information management contexts. The standard outlines core expectations, characteristics, and the broader business case for identifiers, while also acknowledging that…
Read MoreASIS&T will use this space to share information with our current and future members about the plans for and process of merger with the Special Libraries Association. A working group consisting of Heather Kotula, 2025 SLA President-Elect; John DiGilio, 2025 SLA Past President; Christine Pelosi, SLA Director; Julie Smith Maekask, SLA Director; James Manasco, SLA Director; Ian…
Read MoreDescription: Part 1 of ISO 25964 gives recommendations for the development and maintenance of thesauri intended for information retrieval, applications as well as broader use cases including web navigation, artificial intelligence, author tagging, management and use applications. It is applicable to vocabularies used for retrieving information from all types of information resources, irrespective of the…
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Candidate for Treasurer Biography Expand Dr. Ina Fourie is a full professor, Head of Department of Information Science and Chair of the School of Information Technology, University of Pretoria. She is a rated South African researcher with international acknowledgement of her work. Her main research focus is on information behaviour, current awareness services, information literacy…
Read MoreCandidate for President-Elect Biography Expand Dr. Dirk Lewandowski has been a member of ASIS&T since 2009 and has been awarded distinguished member status in 2021. He has served in multiple roles in the organization, including Chair of the European Chapter 2019/20, when he led establishing ASIS&T’s Information Science Trends conference series. The European Chapter won…
Read MoreCandidate for President-Elect Biography Expand Dr. Crystal Fulton is an Associate Professor in the School of Information & Communication Studies at University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland. Her research focuses on social participation in a range of everyday social settings, from information worlds in serious leisure contexts to the social margins and darker communities. Her work…
Read MoreI am pleased to announce the result of the SIG-III International Paper Contest (IPC) 2022. This year, we have got a good number of papers from Iran, India, Pakistan, and Turkey. I am excited to announce the winners. First Place: “A Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis on the Growth and Trends of Health Information Literacy (HIL) Literature”…
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Read MoreVoted APPROVE with comments on ISO/FDIS 23527 Research Activity Identifier (RAID) Information Technology Question: Question: Do you approve the technical content of ISO/FDIS 23527 for publication? Description: This document defines the use and structure of the Research Activity Identifier (RAiD) system. The RAiD system includes a registry which supports the identification of research projects, i.e.…
Read MoreVoted APPROVE with Comments on ISO NP 16687 Impact Assessment for Museums Description: The proposed International Standard “Impact assessment for museums” is planned as a follow-up to ISO 18641 “Information and documentation – International museum statistics” and ISO 21246 “Information and documentation – Key indicators for museums”. Its purpose is to define and describe methods…
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Hi everyone, As I was writing this message, I was horrified and deeply saddened by the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and the loss of innocent lives. My heart goes out to the parents, families, teachers, and friends who are left to process this grief for years to come. May they find…
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Greetings Colleagues: It is hard to believe that May is almost over and we’re nearly half-way through 2022 already. Time is certainly flying. At this time of year it feels like everything we’re doing at ASIS&T is leading up to the Annual Meeting in one way or another. And this year is no exception. We’re…
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ASIS&T Needs You! Volunteers are the life-blood of ASIS&T and there are many ways for members to become more engaged in the association through volunteering. We have volunteer openings in: ASIS&T Committees (2-3 year term starting in November 2022) Meeting Planning Committees (term runs from appointment through the event) Award Juries (1-year term starting in…
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